ontheroad

If culture is our highest goal, we might ask, what becomes of metaphysical theories which speculate on the fundamental nature of reality using reason alone? "It is true there could be a metaphysical world; the absolute possibility of it is hardly to be disputed. We behold all things through the human head and cannot cut off this head; while the question nonetheless remains, what of the world would still be there if one had cut it off." Human, All Too Human, Nietzsche. Theories which try to answer this question are simply outside the scope of human investigation. Historically, this question has always had a fascination for philosophers, but what do we gain if we accept the existence of a metaphysical dimension? We are inhabitants of a physical world; only there do our thoughts and desires have any application. It is in this world of human action that Nietzsche's critical insights [...]